Guild Wars 2

Good day, everyone.
I have a question about runes for spvp.
I was quite convinced the runes of strength are the absolute best choice for hambow warrior, but I have noticed a lot of warriors in soloq and teamq top 300 and beyond playing with runes of pirate since a week or two.
Was there a patch changing the runes or why did a lot of players start to choose runes of pirate over the strength?
Thanks for answers.

They the new Ogre runes that were meta stronk pre path.
Those soldier hammbow aren’t realy damage dealers, they CC and burn and don’t die. So I’m guessing they rather have that parrot do the damage for them.
Petting zoo for all.

inb4: Parrot OP.

I really doubt u would find pirate runes on top team Q

i would say strength rune is way better.

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The Parrot is truly OP in 1v1, it evades attacks and crits for 2k on a zerker. BirdBow warrior OP.

lol. BirdBow War is the new meta.

Bird=16,000 HP
Evades every third attack.
Crits for 2k.
50% spawn rate on hit.

What’s not to like?

Hello again. thanks for your answers.
What is your opinion on strength vs pirate for hambow spvp now, after nerf?

Please edit title to hambot. or birdbow sounds even better insult, as most are familiar with its meaning. props for coming up with the name